Catch the pigeon!

Yesterday Dorothy rescued a Woodpigeon from a cat which was toying with it on the lawn. It took a wack with a stick to make the cat back off. The poor woody looked in a bad way with chunks missing from its flanks and lots of feathers missing. By chance I had an appointment at the vets with Smudge, one of our doe rabbits. The vets early diagnosis was that the pigeon was doomed, however it then flew up onto the air conditioning unit near the ceiling to prove there was still life left in it. After I agreed to look after the bird, the vet cleaned it up and gave it some antibiotics and home I went with a poorly pigeon. Nice that vets don't charge for treating wild animals.
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The first 48 hrs are crucial for the bird - it has a very serious wound under the left wing. We kept it warm and confined overnight. Fortunately it made it through the night and was eating and drinking this morning. This evening the serious wound already looks like it is starting to heal and the bird is very wick - my hopes have been raised.
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Yesterday at HGF one of the BNG's had gone walkies, however I managed to see the female Yellow Wagtail. On the way to work a Yellow Wagtail was perched on the wires outside Holcroft Hall Farm with the Corn Buntings. Last yr Jonathan spotted them here and I got a few good views - this year the only sign was a brief call heard by Jonathan a few days ago. Lets hope they stick around.
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Yesterday lunch I had a mooch around Rixton. Everywhere was dead with birds not showing or singing. Four Wheatears were in the fields between Prospect and Woodend Lanes with 2 Grey Partridges also present. On the way home from the vets last night I swung by Lady Lane in Croft - a Little Owl was in its usual tree with 2 Grey Partridges oin the grass beneath.
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This morning at HGF another BNG has left, however both Yellow Wags were showing well. On the way home this evening a quick mooch around Rindle Road produced Cuckoo, Whimbrel, Corn Bunting, Garden Warbler, 7 Lesser Redpolls and a Great Spotted Woodpecker plus usual stuff.